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Should I get a second dimm for my laptop?

choggy2840
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Hi everyone,

I have been trying to decide whether I should get another dimm for my laptop in order to get dual channel and 16GB of RAM. I have been trying to decide whether to do this as I have alot of stutter in games and bad frametimes in games such as GTA V, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Farcry 5, and Battlefield 1 and I have heard people say that dual channel can help to alleviate this on some laptops. The only problem that I have come across is that only 1 of the 2 RAM slots is available to change with the User upgradable door on the laptop (Any further disassembly voids the warranty) and I want to know to what degree would I need to match the current 8GB dimm and if you had any recommendations and I would also like to know whether you think that this is worth it at all to do? The laptop is an Asus FX503VM-EN184T with an i5-7300HQ, 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 and a 1060 3GB and I have attatched the memory specs of the current dimm from aida64 below:1527251937_LaptopMemorySpecSnip.PNG.895bc583336e282d7c66c9eb6a76b97e.PNG

Any recommendations of RAM to buy ideally from Amazon would also be appreciated along with any advice you have.

TIA

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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Yeah you should get one. Dual channel = more performance. And 3GB VRAM will not be an issue anymore after upgrading

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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1 minute ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Yeah you should get one. Dual channel = more performance. And 3GB VRAM will not be an issue anymore after upgrading

Thanks anything I should be aware of as I have to keep the existing module?

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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16 minutes ago, choggy2840 said:

Thanks anything I should be aware of as I have to keep the existing module?

Match the frequency and timings when choosing the RAM (brands don't matter much). In this case 2400MHz CL17

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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11 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Match the frequency and timings when choosing the RAM (brands don't matter much). In this case 2400MHz CL17

Just want to check that this is fine it is 8GB and 2400Mhz and is CL17 on the latency and I also made sure the Rank Organisation was the same as the original ram which it is as it is single rank just want to know if you think it will be fine. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT8G4SFS824A-PC4-19200-SODIMM-260-Pin-x/dp/B01BIWKP58/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1551374654&sr=8-3&keywords=2400mhz+cl17+ddr4+8gb

 

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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